Owl (Boobook)

These are the smallest and most common owls in Australia and found all around Australia, from forests to desert regions, but need hollows in trees to nest.

They feed on small mammals like mice, small birds, frogs and lizards, but they also eat a lot of insects. 

At night, an owl's eyes appear to get bigger to let in the most light and in the daytime the pupil will be close more for the owl to see clearly.

To help them catch their prey, owls have very soft feathers on their wings so that they can't be heard when they are flying. To make them soft, the edges of the wings are separated into little 'hairy' strands. Owls also depend on their hearing to find their meals.


Photographed at Bird Kingdom, Niagara Falls, Ontario